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Home » News » Policy & Government » Crime » Page 2

Category: Crime

Brooklyn Father Arraigned in Death of 23-Month-Old Daughter. Photo: NY Supreme Court, Brooklyn
Posted inCrime

Coney Island Mother Indicted for Drowning her 3 Children

by BK Reader October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Jay Street MetroTech train station—the site of the nearby stabbing on October 4.
Posted inCrime

Shots Fired in Downtown BK Near NYU Campus

by BK Reader October 5, 2022October 5, 2022
Brooklyn Eastern District courthouse
Posted inCrime

Two Brooklyn men charged with armed robbery at church

by BK Reader September 29, 2022September 29, 2022
sex trafficking
Posted inCrime

East New York Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Attempted Sex Trafficking of 15-Yr-Old Girl

by BK Reader September 14, 2022September 14, 2022
Posted inCrime

Midwood Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for the Sexual Assault of a 13-Year-Old Girl

by BK Reader August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
Fetty Wap arrested
Posted inCrime

Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested for Threatening to Kill Someone on a Facetime Call

by BK Reader August 9, 2022August 9, 2022
Posted inCrime

Fight Between Customer and Employee at Bed-Stuy McDonald’s Leads to Shooting

by BK Reader August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
nypd, handcuffs, robbery
Posted inNews

Brooklyn Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter of Deliveryman

by BK Reader July 29, 2022July 29, 2022
Brooklyn Eastern District courthouse
Posted inNews

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 yrs for Drive-by Shooting

by BK Reader July 27, 2022July 27, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

$2M Gold Relic Stolen from Roman Catholic Church in Park Slope

by Kimberlean Donis May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
NYPD, investigation
Posted inFeatured News Archive

A.G. James, Mayor Adams Announce Takedown of a Massive NYC Retail Theft Ring

by BK Reader May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Larry Valdemar, indictment, Chloe's Restaurant
Posted inFeatured News Archive

New York City Police Officer Indicted for Off-Duty Shooting Outside of Canarsie Lounge 

by BK Reader May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Former Bklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to $3Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

by BK Reader May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Brooklyn Federal Courthouse Photo: Ajay Suresh/ Flickr.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face Money Laundering Charges in Brooklyn

by BK Reader May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Commuters in the 36th Street subway station
Posted inUncategorized

Straphangers in Sunset Park Say They Are ‘Uneasy’ and On Edge Following Subway Mass Shooting

by Will Fritz April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inCrime

Man Who Set Fire in Brooklyn LGBTQ Bar Injuring Patrons Arrested: Feds

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Frank James, mass shooting, arrested
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Subway Mass Shooter Caught in the East Village Wednesday

by BK Reader April 13, 2022April 13, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

10 Shot and 13 Injured in Sunset Park Subway Mass Shooting, NYPD Release Photo of Person of Interest

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 13, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Man Pours Gasoline on Floor of LGBTQ Bar, Lights Match and Runs, Injuring Patrons in Damaging Blaze

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 8, 2022April 15, 2022

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C. Zawadi Morris, Publisher of BK Reader

Dear Brooklyn Readers,

Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, a federal holiday.

However, MLK would not consider this day a cause for celebration. Here’s why:

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